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  • Uganda's military is engaged in Operation Shujaa in DR Congo. Credit: Credit: Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Africa.
    Congo-KinshasaEditor's PicksPoliticsUganda

    “Total Success”? The real goals of Uganda’s Operation Shujaa in DRC

    By Kristof Titeca
    June 20, 2022
    Joint Ugandan-Congolese military exercises may have more to do with securing roads and oil than rooting out rebels. On 16 November 2021, three suicide ...
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  • Donated breast milk in a refrigerator at St Francis Hospital Nsambya in Kampala, Uganda. In November, the hospital launched the country’s first breast milk bank. Credit: Patricia Lindrio/GPJ.
    GPJSocietyUganda

    Saving lives and broken hearts with breast milk in Uganda

    By Patricia Lindrio
    June 17, 2022
    Breast milk donations can mean life or death for newborns, but safety misconceptions and stigma hamper their lifesaving potential. Even before she gave birth, ...
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  • Fred Zziwa, a food vendor, adds tomatoes on top of fried eggs to make a rolex in Kabulengwa , Wakiso district, Uganda in April 2022. Zziwa says in the last three months prices of wheat flour and cooking oil have gone up he has to reduce the size of chapati to keep the same price for customers. Credit: Nakisanze Segawa/Global Press Journal.
    EconomyGPJUganda

    “Too little for too much”: The story of Uganda’s shrinking Rolex

    By Nakisanze Segawa
    June 6, 2022
    Higher food prices due to the war in Ukraine have prompted vendors to offer smaller portions, leaving customers with half-empty stomachs. Godfrey Kizito takes ...
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  • Credit: Matt Haney/Global Press Journal.
    GPJPoliticsSocietyUganda

    “Machete wielders” are terrorising parts of Uganda. But why?

    By Nakisanze Segawa
    May 13, 2022
    Some suspect politics behind the brutal and baffling attacks. Walking to work one morning last year, Monday Semwanga noticed a large, slightly wet piece ...
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  • Boni & Ente in Runyankole and English, with author Carol Baingana pictured in the bottom right corner.
    SocietyTop storyUganda

    Can indigenous African languages help with children’s speech therapy?

    By Siima Itabaaza
    May 11, 2022
    This author says yes.  Carol Baingana had been working as a speech and language therapist for children with autism when the Covid-19 pandemic struck ...
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  • A fish market on Lake Victoria in Mukuno District, central Uganda. Credit: RTI International/Katie G. Nelson.
    Climate crisisKenyaTanzaniaUganda

    Lake Victoria locals blame companies for mysterious mass fish die-offs

    By Nangayi Guyson
    May 11, 2022
    Governments blame a range of factors for tonnes of dead fish washing up. Local fisherman and environment officers blame polluting industries. Richard Wandukwa, a ...
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  • Police at an opposition rally in Uganda in April 2022. Credit: Bobi Wine/Facebook.
    PoliticsSocietyTop storyUganda

    Museveni’s plan to jail rivals for even longer and how it might backfire

    By John Okot
    May 10, 2022
    Uganda’s president wants to eradicate bail for capital offences, but even some in his own party aren’t sure it’s a good idea. For over ...
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  • Climate crisisTop storyUganda

    Photo essay: Shifting seasons and the search for water in Karamoja

    By Stuart Tibaweswa
    March 30, 2022
    Karamoja sub-region, located in north eastern Uganda, is characterised by harsh climatic conditions. These range from frequent droughts to high temperatures, with hot and ...
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  • CultureGPJSocietyUganda

    “Inside I was standing”: Young Ugandans think twice before kneeling

    By Beatrice Lamwaka
    March 9, 2022
    Tradition or submission? Ugandans are questioning the relevance of the centuries-old practice, including its role in sexual violence. From as early as she can ...
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  • In Kampala at an e-mobility parade in November 2021. Credit: Tom Courtright.
    SocietyUganda

    Uganda’s boda bodas: loved, hated, maligned, misunderstood

    By Tom Courtright
    February 15, 2022
    The ubiquitous motorcycle taxis are back. So are the problems associated with an unregulated and neglected sector, but they can be solved. In Kampala, ...
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